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Get ready for Sanjay Dutt vs Ranbir Kapoor

spectacle in ‘Shamshera’

Directed by Karan Malhotra, this action extravaganza has been produced by Aditya Chopra

and is set to release in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu on July 22, 2022

OUR BUREAU villain and Karan Malhotra loves to
give me characters like these. I guess
Mumbai
people love to see me as a villain on
anbir Kapoor is playing a screen and I’m happy that all the
larger-than-life quintessential films in which I have played a villain
RHindi film hero with the action have been loved. I wish the same for
entertainer Shamshera. Ranbir, who Shamshera because Karan, Ranbir
is coming to the big screen four years and the entire team have worked re-
after he delivered the blockbuster ally hard on the film.”
Sanju, is relishing the casting coup in Ranbir says Sanjay’s presence in
the film that pits him against Sanjay the film as an antagonist has made
Dutt. Sanjay, who has delivered some Shamshera an anticipated project
of the most epic villains on screen, is amongst audiences. He says, “I have
thrilled to give us a more evil, mer- so much love for him and so much
ciless, cold-hearted brute force of respect for him. He is such an amaz-
nature, Shuddh Singh in Shamshera. ing actor. You know even though he
Sanjay Dutt vs Ranbir Kapoor makes has played the antagonist in so many
Shamshera a big screen spectacle to films, he still makes it different, he
watch out for. still makes it believable. It goes back
to the old notion that a hero will
Ranbir says, “It’s amazing that only be impactful if the villain has a
looming presence and I don’t think
Sanjay Dutt is my antagonist! there is any actor in the Indian film
When I was 10 or 11, I had industry who has the presence that
Sanjay Dutt has on screen.”
Sanjay Dutt’s poster in my cup- Ranbir, in a freshly dropped

board. Then eventually getting Bollywood actors Ranbir Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt with actress Vaani Kapoor at the trailer behind the scene video titled ‘Ran-
bir Kapoor as Balli and Shamshera’
to play him in a biopic direct- launch of their upcoming movie ‘Shamshera’ in Mumbai (ANI Photo) that released recently, says, “Sham-
ed by Rajkumar Hirani was a shera is one of those films that when
the narration got over, I knew for
dream come true. a fact that I had to be a part of the
film. It’s amazing that I’m playing
And finally getting an opportu- two characters in one film! Both are
nity to work with him, to act with him, very different and unique but their
where I am the protagonist and he is heart and their head is very similar.
the antagonist, it’s incredible! Sanjay The transition from Shamshera to
Dutt has given us some epic villains Balli was very interesting for me as
with his brilliant acting performanc- an actor.”
es and people are going to love him Ranbir also reveals an interest-
as Shuddh Singh in Shamshera!” ing detail of his character Balli, the
The story of Shamshera is set in son, in Shamshera! He says, “While
the fictitious city of Kaza, where a Shamshera is a part of a tribe, the
warrior tribe is imprisoned, enslaved leader of the tribe, Balli is born in
and tortured by a ruthless authoritar- the prison of Kaza!” This highlights
ian general Shudh Singh. This is the the huge emotional conflict present
story of a man who became a slave, a seen before Ranbir Kapoor, who this action extravaganza has been in the film since Shamshera also
slave who became a leader and then plays Shamshera in the film! Sanjay produced by Aditya Chopra and is fights for his tribe to be free.
a legend for his tribe. He relentless- Dutt plays Ranbir’s arch-enemy in set to release in Hindi, Tamil and About his intense Shamshera
ly fights for his tribe’s freedom and this huge casting coup and his show- Telugu on July 22, 2022. look in which he is sporting some grey
dignity. His name is Shamshera. down with Ranbir will be something Sanjay is collaborating with di- hair, Ranbir says, “We greyed him a
The high-octane, adrena- to watch out for as they will fero- rector Karan Malhotra again after bit because he was in his late 30s or
line-pumping entertainer is set in ciously go after each other with no Agneepath. Sanjay had given us a early 40s. It’s the same actor who is
the 1800s in the heartland of India. mercy. villain for the ages as Kancha in that playing both these parts but both
It has the big promise of a never Directed by Karan Malhotra, film. Sanjay says, “I love playing the had to look distinctively different.

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